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Cyber Safety Worksheet: Money Scams

Cyber safety lesson 20: QR, lottery and job scams · Set 691 · 40 questions
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Stay safe (Receiving needs nothing): Scanning a QR code or entering a PIN sends money OUT — never to receive. A prize you never entered, a fee to claim a prize, a fee to get a job: all scams. Decline strange payment requests, block the number and tell a parent; for money already lost, call 1930.

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  1. 1.📲 Someone sends a QR code “to send you ₹500”. Scanning it will… (a) do nothing (b) take money from you (c) win a prize (d) give you ₹500
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) block the scam number (b) ask before any payment (c) PIN to receive money (d) read before you tap
  3. 3.💸 Fact or myth? Entering a UPI PIN means money is going out of the account. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.💼 An online job asks for a ₹999 “joining fee”. This is… (a) a good deal (b) a job scam (c) a normal fee (d) a school rule
  5. 5.True or false: “block the scam number” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “a surprise lottery win” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.💸 Scam sign or safe step: report the number? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  8. 8.💸 Scam sign or safe step: refund needs your PIN? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  9. 9.💸 Scam sign or safe step: ask before any payment? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  10. 10.🚲 A buyer for your family’s old cycle sends a QR “to pay you”. Best? (a) ask an adult, don’t scan (b) send your OTP (c) share your PIN (d) scan it fast
  11. 11.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a safe step. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.💸 Scam sign or safe step: scan QR to get money? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  13. 13.🔢 To RECEIVE money on a payment app, do you need your PIN? (a) yes, always (b) only for big amounts (c) no, never (d) only on weekends
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) report the number (b) ask before any payment (c) read before you tap (d) pay ₹500 for a gift
  15. 15.💸 Scam sign or safe step: pay ₹500 for a gift? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN to receive money (b) a surprise pay request (c) block the scam number (d) pay to get a job
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) refund needs your PIN (b) pay to get a job (c) pay a fee to win (d) decline odd requests
  18. 18.True or false: “tell a parent first” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “pay a fee to win” is a scam sign. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) PIN to receive money (b) pay a fee to win (c) refund needs your PIN (d) tell a parent first
  21. 21.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) decline odd requests (b) block the scam number (c) pay to get a job (d) ask before any payment
  22. 22.💸 Fact or myth? You cannot win a lottery you never entered. (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) pay a fee to win (c) decline odd requests (d) ignore unknown requests
  24. 24.Which of these is a safe step? (a) scan QR to get money (b) pay a fee to win (c) ignore unknown requests (d) refund needs your PIN
  25. 25.💸 Fact or myth? A “collect request” asks you to pay, not to receive. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.True or false: “a surprise pay request” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “scan QR to get money” is a safe step. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) PIN to receive money (b) report the number (c) tell a parent first (d) read before you tap
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decline odd requests (b) never share the UPI PIN (c) pay to get a job (d) read before you tap
  30. 30.💸 Scam sign or safe step: read before you tap? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  31. 31.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) a surprise pay request (b) read before you tap (c) ignore unknown requests (d) report the number
  32. 32.True or false: “never share the UPI PIN” is a scam sign. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pay a fee to win (b) scan QR to get money (c) ignore unknown requests (d) pay ₹500 for a gift
  34. 34.Which of these is a safe step? (a) tell a parent first (b) pay to get a job (c) refund needs your PIN (d) pay ₹500 for a gift
  35. 35.Which of these is a scam sign? (a) never share the UPI PIN (b) block the scam number (c) pay a fee to win (d) ask before any payment
  36. 36.Which of these is a safe step? (a) pay to get a job (b) a surprise pay request (c) a surprise lottery win (d) ask before any payment
  37. 37.💸 Scam sign or safe step: a surprise lottery win? (a) a safe step (b) a scam sign
  38. 38.💸 Fact or myth? Scanning a QR code is how you receive a prize. (a) a fact (b) a myth
  39. 39.💸 Scam sign or safe step: decline odd requests? (a) a scam sign (b) a safe step
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignore unknown requests (b) report the number (c) ask before any payment (d) scan QR to get money

Answer key

  1. take money from you
  2. PIN to receive money
  3. a fact
  4. a job scam
  5. False
  6. True
  7. a safe step
  8. a scam sign
  9. a safe step
  10. ask an adult, don’t scan
  11. False
  12. a scam sign
  13. no, never
  14. pay ₹500 for a gift
  15. a scam sign
  16. block the scam number
  17. decline odd requests
  18. True
  19. True
  20. tell a parent first
  21. pay to get a job
  22. a fact
  23. pay a fee to win
  24. ignore unknown requests
  25. a fact
  26. False
  27. False
  28. PIN to receive money
  29. pay to get a job
  30. a safe step
  31. a surprise pay request
  32. False
  33. ignore unknown requests
  34. tell a parent first
  35. pay a fee to win
  36. ask before any payment
  37. a scam sign
  38. a myth
  39. a safe step
  40. scan QR to get money

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